ONTARIO >> Mother’s Day will never be the same for one family after police shot and killed a family member late Saturday night.

“We called for help when my father fainted after drinking too much,” Ivan Herrera said. “What we got was the complete opposite.”

Police first encountered Ivan’s father, Jose Raul Herrera, 59, of Ontario, shortly before midnight Saturday after they were called to his home in the 900 block of North Placer Street to assist firefighters in a medical aid call, officials said Monday.

Ivan Herrera told 9-1-1 operators his father woke up and was now being “belligerent” and not acting normal, police records show. Dispatchers could hear Jose Herrera yelling in the background during the call, police officials added.

Herrera was uncooperative and armed with a knife when the officer opened fire, police said.

According to his son, Herrera was handcuffed by police after being shot, but was still alive on the ground, dying.

“They didn’t even help him. They just let him lay there and die,” Ivan Herrera said. “He was a good man and didn’t deserve that.”

Police have a different account of what happened that night.

Officials say, Herrera was rendered aid four minutes after the shooting happened.

“The fire department was already on scene,” police Sgt. Dave McBride said. “Once the shooting took place, officers followed procedure to secure the scene before letting fire in to render aid. That’s so the firefighters are safe to begin medical aid practices.”

Police described the incident in great detail Monday afternoon.

“Jose Herrera began to walk towards officers, with clinched fists and in an aggressive manner,” police said in their statement. “Another officer saw that Herrera was now just over an arm’s length away from another officer and was holding a large knife in his right hand.”

Herrera was clenching the knife while aggressively walking towards and cursing at police, officials said.

One officer fired his Taser while another fired his gun to prevent Herrera from stabbing the nearest officer to him, police officials said.

The entire incident was recorded by a Taser-mounted video camera.

Police recovered the knife and have reviewed the Tasercam footage during the investigation.

Authorities haven’t released the name of the officer who fired his weapon killing Herrera, but did say he has been in law enforcement for five years.

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“We take this incident very seriously,” Ontario Police Chief Eric Hopley said. “This situation is tragic for all parties involved. The circumstances of this event are being thoroughly investigated.”

Detectives have made repeated attempts to speak with family members of Jose Herrera, but so far have been unsuccessful, according to their written statement.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Ontario Police Department at 909-986-6711, or Detective Dave Rowe at 909-395-2749.